The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-23
CONFERENCE sEMINAnY.

VI the Methodist Church-A Correspond.
ent's Views. @
To the Editor Of The lntIlipeaeer.
SIR: favor u conference Seminary. It
can DO built and made of great value
to the Church and State. In tho
hands OF competent managers these acads.
mics will develop into colleges, atlording
the youths OF II State facilities for tho
broadest culture. This should be desired
by all. o
Some effort Is bsing made TO locate this
achool in Buckhannon now. think this
should not DO done. True B~uckhannon
10 a nice town, but this is true Of some
other towns in West Virginia. AS an i'm.
provement tho seminary is desirable to
come, but It Is more 90 at other places
whore there Is no such school.
B%uckhannon Q has one such school,
tho Normal and Classical Academy. This
school Ia the result OF m implied con.
trRst on tho part OF our citizens, with the
United Brethren Church 10 aid 1t In
building and supporting a school.
In this achool tho higher education OF
this community Is provided. This school
is nearly three hundred miles from any
college Of one Of the growing denomina.
tons in the State, and will bs made col.
lege In time. The building Ia a very sub.
~etantisl brick with u recitation capacity
for three hundred students. The trustees
and teachers hold membership In four
churches and tho school is no more acc.
tartan or Paytizan than the public school.
lts courses Of study are adapted to all. Its
faculty has In 1t divers members who hold
diplomas from come Of the best schools OF
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Its graduates arc tho peers Of those Of any
normal school or seminary. 1t has and
by right should have the local support OF
all who will support anything but their
own In the est sense.
The Seminary will not, in ANYTHING es.
genital to u literary education, offer the
public more than is already offered. Why
then bring 1t here, when other places are
without and in need Of ouch facilities?
Some have said ono will be a preparatory
school and each will help the other. Such
remarks indicate lack OF judgment or in.
sincerity. Neither Is true. Ihaye for ten
yesrs studied schools and school work,
and | see no good reason why the Semi
nary should come to Ruckhannon. l find
Just Rs much reason to tax the people and
allow every denomination in our town
their v public school, rs I fad tor put
ting schools such as the Academy and
Summary in the same town. We have
not money for euch unnecessary outlay,
and ii We have it would be wrong to give
1t.
The two schools are not only unneces.
sary but would be in each others way OF
growing into colleges. They will divide a
local patronage when this is not able to
support oae school well. Is it not better
TO have, oNe. po"d ,cheol and allow some
o.t"r phceS Coed the, than to have two
O! low gratis anu the other place none
and not much interest in theee?
II this vas the only school site in West
Virginia l would cay brethren come. l
have not raid 8 word l would not eay il
my church vast talking OF locating Il school
by the side OF another doing the same
work. | care little for Issues bu. | care a
great deal Tor Christian education in West
Virginia. | AN frank to Say tho academy
needs nearly all ths money OF this com.
munitv. y.
E%uckhannon, ". Ia, March 10.